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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

供养 [gōngyǎng]
  1. 1. verb look after

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

供养 [gōngyǎng]
  1. 1. provide for (one's parents or elders); support; upkeep
    供养老人
    support the elders (esp. one's aged parents or grandparents)

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

供养 [gōngyǎng]
  1. 1. 动 供给长辈生活费用；赡养
    他要供养两位老人
See more results for 供养 in the English-Chinese Dictionary

Examples

供养老人
support the elders (esp. one's aged parents or grandparents) → 供养
供养 → 供
他要供养两位老人 → 供养
to keep o.s.
供养自己 → keep
He has a wife and three children to support.
他需要供养妻子和3个孩子。 → support

Collocations

供养父母
to support one's parents
尽心供养
to support something heartily
供养对象
the object of one's support
供养不起
to be unable to support someone

Word Decomposition

供
[gōng] 		+ 养
[yǎng]

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